i know i am not the only one whose had some arrows take a wildly unpredicted path when practicing. here's my worst scenarios:

1) not long after i first started shooting, i was practicing in my yard and had the typical beginner's habit of raising the bow up pretty high when drawing back. well, my cheapy release was having some problems and came apart on me, sending my arrow over the tree tops and disappearing from site. i hopped on the 4 wheeler and went searching for it. it ended up about 300 yards away in my neighbors yard. luckily nobody was out in the yard, or even around to see it that i know of. thank god nobody got hurt. needless to say, that habit was quickly broken, and i'll never buy a cheap realease again.

2) since honing my skills way beyond the level of the above disaster, i will sometimes practice in my basement, if it's raining or dark outside. it's about a 20 yard shot, which is great. no worries though, i'm confident in my shooting abilities. the bad part this time was my backstop. i had my usual stop, and also a piece of plywood behind it, leaning against the block wall. but i guess my arrow found a weak spot in my stop, and went clean thru it. it also pierced right thru the plywood, but i never heard it hit the wall. when i went to retrieve my arrow, i wanted to tear my hair out, because i forgot to move my leather motorcycle jacket that was hanging on the wall, behind the plywood. needless to say my muzzy practice blades left a nice little 3 way hole in the padded waist level section of my $300 jacket. i still shoot in the basement, just a little more careful with my backstops and what's behind them, which is nothing now!

ok, i've shared my most embarassing moments, let's hear yours.